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'Voice of reason'? Dolly Parton strikes sensible note on 2016 election

Leave it to Dolly Parton to tell it like it is:

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“It’s the greatest show on television right now,” she told CNN’s Brooke Baldwin, laughing, in an interview that aired Friday.

The 70-year-old “Jolene” singer, who embarks next month on a 60-date North American tour to support her new album, “Pure and Simple,” also didn’t hold back when asked about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

“I don’t know where they’re going to land but I think they’re both nuts” she said, joking that “it’s like watching the OJ Simpson trial. You just believe whoever’s up next. Whoever testified last is who you believe.”

For many people, Dolly’s singing their song:

https://twitter.com/JoanR1vers/status/769252878821232642

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https://twitter.com/ImDuchessK/status/769260262922653696

https://twitter.com/anthonyhennen/status/769255759150538753

Well, let’s not get carried away … though it’d be nice to have a president who can laugh at themselves for a change!